The Pilot, page 2
R. Shavn Lewis
Editor-in-chief
What makes a person hate
another person?
Many people through the
years have asked this question.
I don't know. I wish I did.
What I do know is this: if
you must hate someone, you
should be man enough to a) keep
it to yourself; or b) work your
problems out.
Skin color, nationality,
denomination... every man is
unique and special in his own
way. One man's differences
should not be looked on by
others as handicaps. No man is
exactly alike; it's time we
accept this fact. To decline
this notion is to be ignorant.
Yet many still continue to
hate. This hatred often causes
them to do stupid, immature
things. Graffiti artists of the
world listen: What do you gain
by printing your stupidity on
another man's property?
Nothing. Not only do you
gain nothing, but you lose one
of man's most precious
possessions— pride and dignity.
It's a shame when a "man" is not
man enough to speak to faces of
those with whom he has differ
ences. I would be embarrassed
to be such a "man."
I believe that we can
indeed reach Dr. King's oft-
quoted mountain top. But to do
it, we must first crawl out the
pit of prejudice. Then and only
then, can we pick ourselves up
and begin to ascend the peak of
life.
THE PILOT
Editor-in-Chief
R. Shawn Lewis
News Editor.
Tiffany Davis
Features Editor
Russ Williams
Entartainment Editor
Noal T. Manning, II
Sports EdHof
Angelitte ClarK
Advertising Manager
Lori Harrison
Staff Reporters
Ernest Brown
Dawn Camp
Kathy Henson
Rachel Lee
Christy McHan
Darren Sanders
Stacy Stanley
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To the Editor,
There are many rules on
this campus that I understand,
but there is one I can not—
the rule concerning females in
the guy's dorms.
This college is filled with
adults and I think the staff
should treat us that way. At
least let us have visitors the
whole weekend and not just
Fridays.
A lot of students have
friends from out of town who
like to come and visit on the
weekend. However, you can only
have them in your room on one
day for four hours. That's not
enough time to say hello! I have
a lot of people who will back
me up on that.
The staff should test us
for a couple of weekends, just
to see how we would act with
the visitation hours covering
the whole weekend. If we don't
go by the rules, we can go back
to the open house rules we have
now.
Thanks for listening.
Jcunes Harbison
To the Editor,
As a freshman, I know that
I may not know what is wrong or
right here at GWC, yet through
my upbringing, I know what is
rude. I feel that it is very
rude and obnoxious for a certain
group of "special people" to cut
in front of the rest of us "low
lives" in the cafeteria. Just
because I don't get out and win
games for the school, I still
have certain rights. I'm not
here on a full scholarship to
play. I pay to go here! I
support these people by going
to games and buying spirit
items. I would expect them to
treat me and others with
respect.
Please, if there are others
who are tired of this, put an
end to is. Thank you.
Signed,
I have rights, too.
[Neune withheld by request]
To the Editor,
I am writing you regarding
the letter concerning athletes
cutting in the dinner line. The
reason why athletes are in such
a rush to eat is so they can
make practice, or a team meeting
on time. We are working hard to
do our best for this school. If
we are waiting in line instead
of practicing, we will look
terrible when it's time to
perform.
I have a solution to our
problem. They should open the
cafeteria at 4:00 p.m. for
athletes. That way, athletes
will have time to eat. Then no
one will be cutting in front of
others.
Signed,
A concerned athlete
[N2une withheld upon request]
To the Editor,
I am not a Resident
Assistant, but it has come to
my attention that a great
injustice is being done to these
students who are a major help
on this campus— the Resident
Assistants (RAs). I have noticed
RAs being forced to do trivial
things just to keep their jobs.
This is not right. I know
personally that the RA on my
floor needs to keep her job in
order to continue her education
here at Gardner-Webb.
However, this student's
academics are suffering because
of all that is expected. Get
real people! I think it is time
to realize that the RAs are
students first, and then RAs.
There should not be a big hassle
if an RA misses a meeting or
something due to school work.
It's not fair to the RAs.
I would also like to ad
dress pay. I've been told that
each RA gets $500 a semester,
not even minimum wage! That's
ridiculous! Consider how much
each RA is responsible for. They
are working every night on their
halls just by being on their
halls, not to mention being on
duty several times a week. It's
time the administration showed
some appreciation for this
hardworking group of students
by respecting their duty as
students and giving them a
honest wage!
Signed,
Concerned Student
[Neime withheld by request]
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Crimestoppers
The Pilot and the Gardner-Webb
Safety and Security need your
help, "To take a bite out of
crime."
********** REWARD ***********
For information leading to the
arrest and/or conviction of
person or persons responsible
for either of the crimes listed
below:
A. Larceny from Lutz-Yelton room
313; one 14 kt., 18" gold rope
chain. The theft took place on
or about October 26, 1989. Owner
can positively identify the
chain.
B. Larceny from Royster room
11; one Emerson color
television/VCR. Theft took place
on or about October 13, 1989
(Fall Break) . The owner can
identify this property with
serial numbers.
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Effective October 1, 1989,
possession of any amount of
cocaine is a Class I Felony;
maximum sentence 5 years. Think
about it!